12 Years a Slave

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Chiwetel EjioforSolomon NorthupMichael FassbenderEdwin EppsLupita Nyong'oPatseyBenedict CumberbatchWilliam FordPaul DanoJohn TibeatsSarah PaulsonMary EppsAdepero OduyeElizaScoot McNairyBrown

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